Things are certainly starting to look up for Hull City after their 3-2 victory at Queens Park Rangers lifted the club out of the bottom three for the first time in two months. Now head coach Nigel Adkins and the players are looking up too, up the table that is as they try and put more distance between themselves and the relegation zone.

City will continue that aim when travelling to Millwall on Saturday. We'll start the build-up to that game, but also Peter Swan has been talking about the forthcoming transfer window and why it is vital City keep hold of Jarrod Bowen, more vital than even signing any players according to Swanny.

There's more on this and the latest from across the Championship in our live blog below.

18:24

Time’s time here. But, fear not, we’ve a special FA Cup third round blog for you.

Hull City are ball number 18 and could be headed anywhere from Southport to Southampton on the first weekend of January.

Click the link to follow that as it happens.

17:13

Ricketts on the move

Ir’s been a weekend like no other for former Hull City defender Sam Ricketts.

He was told to stay away from Wrexham’s FA Cup tie with Newport amid speculation over his future and now he’s been appointed as Shrewsbury boss this evening. It’s been quite the introduction to management.

17:11

FA Cup draw to come

A reminder that it’s the FA Cup third round draw at 7.30pm this evening. We’ll be running a live blog closer to the time but here’s everything you need to know.

Bad news for an ex-Tiger

Curtis Davies, best known in these parts for captaining Hull City to the 2014 FA Cup final, might not play again this season.

The central defender ruptured his Achilles playing for Derby County last week and is facing six months on the sidelines.

Good luck, Curtis.

14:51

Burke hails widemen

Reece Burke has praised Hull City wingers Jarrod Bowen and Kamil Grosicki after the pair played a key role in the club’s 3-2 win over QPR.

He told the club website:

“They’re two very key players for us. They’re both very dangerous and able to cause plenty of problems for opposition defences.

“Neither of them are players that defenders will want to come up against in a one-on-one situation in any game.

“I knew what Jarrod was all about before coming here. I played against him last season whilst I was on loan at Bolton and I remember getting battered by him throughout the game. Not for the best reasons, it was a game that stuck in my head!

“I’d heard lots about him since that game and obviously I’ve seen just how good he is first hand now since coming here.

“He’s a wonderful player who brings so much to the team – both defensively and going forward. He has a superb left foot, is very dangerous and has been a key player for us this season.

“You need players like him in every team. Ones that are confident enough to go at defenders with the ball at their feet. He’s capable of producing that little bit of magic to create a goal for someone else or see himself get on the scoresheet.

“Jarrod can do that, as can Kamil on the other flank. Kamil has been fantastic in recent weeks. It was obviously a frustrating first couple of months of the season for him, but we all know what he’s capable of.

“He’s a good player and we want him to be at the top of his game week in, week out because he’s so dangerous and is another player that can create something out of nothing. It’s good to see him playing with a smile back on his face and enjoying himself.

“Everyone was delighted to see him open his account for the season with a stunning free-kick at Birmingham a few weeks ago and hopefully he can push on and add a few more as well as creating a few goals as well.

“I’m pretty sure he’ll go on a roll at some point this season because his quality is clear for all to see.”

13:44

City are in Youth Cup action this week

Hull City under-18s take on Cardiff at the KCOM Stadium on Wednesday evening in the third round of the FA Youth Cup.

13:35

That's some going

Bowen enjoyed his best game of the season on Saturday and the stats below tell the full story of his dominance.

12:39

City fans praise Bowen in their numbers

Jarrod Bowen scores Hull City's third goal at QPR (Image: Getty)

11:04

Here's this week's three up, three down

Hull City climbed out of the bottom three with a 3-2 win over QPR at Loftus Road on Saturday.

In collecting three points in west London, the Tigers pulled off one of the shocks of the weekend to stunt the Rs progression towards the play-offs and ensure their own fine form was extended.

Here, Hull Live take a look the big winners and losers from around the Championship.

3 up

David Marshall

David Marshall has had more than his fair share of dark days during his time at Hull City. Joining in 2016 from Cardiff City, the stopper was heavily criticised by the KCOM Stadium support in the opening months of his time in East Yorkshire before eventually losing his place to Eldin Jakupovic.

However, those days have been well and truly forgotten by Tigers fans, who were singing the goalkeeper’s name at Loftus Road as he pulled off key save after key save.

Despite the Tigers taking an early lead at Loftus Road through Jarrod Bowen, Marshall was kept busy throughout the first half as QPR pushed to find a way back into the game.

He was powerless to prevent Pawel Wszolek from pegging City back after Markus Henriksen had doubled the visitors’ advantage.

David Marshall of Hull City makes a save against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road (Image: Getty)

However, between Wszolek’s goal and half-time, Marshall was forced to deny efforts from Luke Freeman, Nahki Wells, Ebere Eze and Joel Lynch among others in order to maintain the Tigers’ lead.

Where City would be without Marshall is clear - without his safe hands City would be staring down the barrel of relegation.

10:08

Southampton sack Mark Hughes

It’s not Hull City related, but it’s the big news in the world of football this morning.

Hughes has been at Southampton helm since March after taking over from Mauricio Pellegrino, but leaves the club in the relegation zone having won just once this season.

Mark Hughes, former manager of Southampton (Image: Getty)

09:05

City will find out their FA Cup fate this evening

Here’s all you need to know

08:04

As if you needed reminding

Hull City climbed out of the bottom three with a win at QPR, leapfrogging Rotherham United, Millwall and Reading into 19th.

Here’s how the table looks this Monday morning.

08:01

Here's a round up of all the reaction to Saturday's victory

Feature analysis

It was a year ago this weekend that Leonid Slutsky made a futile last stand as Hull City ’s head coach.

The Russian had been slowly drowning in the choppy waters of the Championship and a 2-2 draw away to Sheffield Wednesday was the precursor to a P45 that had been a month in the making.

Slutsky was ushered towards the exit with sympathies but a return of just 19 points from 20 games left little scope for complaint. Clubs relegated from the Premier League are not supposed to greet December down in 20th.

Twelve months on and very little appears to have improved. The Tigers are hardly sitting pretty in 19th and are just a point better off than at the point Slutsky was relieved of his duties late on the first Sunday of December.

Yet, under successor Nigel Adkins, it is all beginning to feel very different as another Christmas approaches.

Jarrod Bowen of Hull City celebrates scoring his opening goal at Loftus Road

Recap

Good morning.

Let’s start with a recap on what you may have missed over the weekend.

Jarrod Bowen has come on leaps and bounds after a tough start to the season for Hull City and it’s crucial the Tigers retain his services for the entire campaign.

The 21-year-old was at it again over the weekend and played a starring role in the Tigers’ 3-2 win at Queens Park Rangers which saw the club move outside of the relegation zone.

Bowen struggled at the beginning of the campaign but it was really interesting to hear that he has been working so hard on his game, something which is a very positive thing.

Jarrod Bowen of Hull City celebrates scoring at QPR (Image: Focus )

A notable figure in the directors’ box to watch Hull City beat QPR at Loftus Road was vice chairman Ehab Allam, who made a rare appearance as uncertainty continues to hang over a proposed takeover of the club.

Hull City vice chairman Ehab Allam during the Championship match at The Den last season